Air-gun.



. J. SPROULL.

AIR GUN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20. 1914 Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

WITNESSES. WW

WILLIAM J. SPROULL, OF SAGINAW, MI('JI-IIGA1\'I'.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. '7, 1915.

Application filed July 20, 1914. Serial No. 852,129.

' To all whom it may concern:

' principal object of novel type of cooperating magazine wheretimepassing from the tit proved toy gun are by the ammunition may be readilyand uniformly fed to' the barrel.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention contemplates atoy air gun of the magazine type that is simple and effective inoperation; that can be produced at a low cost, and in which the magazineand blow tube or barrel cooperate to provide means whereby an amplesupply of ammunition may be retained in position to be fed to the blowtube, means being provided to prevent more than one shot at the magazineto the said tube.

Simple and practical examples of the imshown in the accompany ingdrawings, wherein Figurel is a perspective view of the improved gun.Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is afragmentary view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the magazine in positionto deliver a shot to the blow tube. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view ofthe magazine shown in the foregoing figures. Fig. 5 is a fragmentarybottom plan View of the gun, showing the magazine guide. Fig. 6 is adetail perspective view of the top or coverfor the magazine. Fig. 7 is adetail perspective view, and Fig. 8 is a section thereof, of a modifiedmagazine and guide. Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view and Fig. 10 ahorizontal sectional view, of a further modification of the invention.Fig. 11 is a view in side elevation of another form of magazine.

The improved toy gun may be used in connection with any kind ofammunition, although the same is more particularly designed for use withharmless ammunition such as peas, beans, and-the like.

The invention comprises in its general organization, a blow tube orbarrel 1 having an opening 2 for the admission of ammunition formedthrough it at a point intermediate one end, and opposite such opening 2,the tube is provided with an out standing, longitudinally extendingtrack or guide 3 the endsof which areprovided with right-angularly.extending portions forming end abutments 4. A mouth piece 5 is providedfor the end of the tube 1 adjacent the track 3, the mouth piece havingan enlarged cored-out, or otherwise formed seat 6 for the tube, suchseat being in communication with a longitudinally extending air passage7 which is of smaller diameter than the seat and tube so that ammunitionwithin the tube will not escape through said mouth piece.

A sleeve 8 slidably embraces the tube 1 and is of split formation sothat its free longitudinal edges 9 will slidably engage the longitudinaling limited by contact with the end abutments 4. The sleeve 8 isprovided with an opening 10 adapted to be registered with the opening intube 1 topermit ammunition to gravitate through the two openings andenter the tube 1, as will appear.

magazine 12 is mounted on the sleeve 8 directly overv the opening insaid sleeve. The magazine 12 is in the form of a hopper and hasreinforcing ba'seflanges 13 which overlap the sleeve 8. The magazinepreferably has a reinforced rolled upper edge for the reception of acover 14 the flange of Which is broken at regular intervals to provideoppositely disposed spring clasps 15 that engage over the upper edge ofthe hopper and thereby normally retain the cover in position to seal thehopper. Preferably the clasps 15 have their free ends outturned to formfinger grips which facilitate removal of the cover.

A variation of the invention is suggested in Figs. 7 and 8 wherein ,thetube 1 is provided with a track 16 on its upper surface havingoutstanding end abutments 17. In this form of the invention the baseflange 18 edges of the track or guide, 3, the slidable movements of thesleeve 8 beof the magazine is fast on the tube 2 and stirrer to preventthe ammunition clogging the outlet of said magazine.

In Figs. 9 and 10 the magazine 12 is shown equipped with. transverselyinclined, internal deflecting plates or baffles 21 arranged inoverlapping relation, to cause one shot at a time to be delivered to theoutlet of the magazine. To facilitate the delivery of the shot, the freeends of the baffles 21 are notched, as indicated at 22 so that ampleclearance is provided between said notched ends and the wall of themagazine for the passage of the shot.

The parts of the improved gun, with the exception of the mouth-piece 5,are preferablyformed of sheet material, such as tin or other metal, orpaper. lhe mouth piece 5 is preferably formed of Wood or other materialthat will not damage themouth 'of the user.

In all forms of the invention, it will be seen that by sliding eitherthe magazine or the slide v16 longitudinally of the' tube in onedirection, ammunition will be delivered to the said tube, and by anopposite movement of said magazine, the supply of ammunition is cut-oil.

lVhat I claim as my invention is 1. A toy blow gun comprising a blowtube provided with ammunition admitting means,

a guide track carried by the tube and provided with end abutments, anda. magazine for delivering ammunition to the said admitting means andprovided with means for slidably embracing the tube between saidabutments and for slidably engaging the longitudinal edges of saidtrack.

overlapping relation and each provided with means for causing the shotto be delivered one at a time to the tube inlet, and means for limitingthe slidable movements of the magazine.

3. A blow gun comprising a blow tube provided with an ammunition inlet,a guide track carried by the tube and provided with end abutments, asplit sleeve slidably mounted on the tube and having its longitudinaledges engaging the longitudinal edges of the track, a magazine mountedon the sleeve and having reinforcing base flanges that overlap saidsleeve, and a cover for said magazine.

4. A blow gun comprising a tube provided with an ammunition inlet, amagazine slidably mounted on the barrel and provided with an ammunitionoutlet adapted to be alined with the inlet of the tube, and downwardlyinclined baffles arranged within the magazine. adjacent the outletthereof and having their free ends provided with notches to facilitatethe discharge of arm munition.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two wltnesses.

WILLIAM J. SPROULL.

\Vitnesses:

ARTHUR YATES, I. H. ABBEY.

